Community voices: Judge orders Woodfin hotel to pay $200,000!

Jon Rodney Fri, 18 Dec at 1:33pm
Community voices: Judge orders Woodfin hotel to pay $200,000!

This week saw the most significant legal ruling yet in the 4-year, "David vs. Goliath" fight for justice at the Emeryville Woodfin Suites Hotel.

The big news: Alameda Superior Court Judge Steven Brick upheld a city order for the hotel to pay $200,000 in back wages to dozens of working immigrant mothers.

In a crushing defeat for the "hold-out" hotel,  Judge Brick rejected all of the Woodfin's legal arguments. The workers' quest for back wages owed under the city's pioneering living wage law has inspired folks across the nation and sparked some of the largest marches in Emeryville's history. And until Woodfin pays, the community boycott will continue at full force.

Get the full scoop at EBASE's blog.

 

About Jon Rodney
Jon Rodney is the Communications Project Coordinator at the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC), where he uses his passion for language to lift up the voices of immigrant communities in the media. Before joining CIPC in September 2010, he was Communications Manager at one of CIPC's Bay Area partners, the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy. With offices in Oakland, Sacramento, and Los Angeles, CIPC works throughout the state to advocate for pro-immigrant polkcy solutions which improve the quality of life for all Californians.
Jon Rodney commented Array ago

And check out this short write-up in the SF Chron (second blurb)!